Journal profile
Social Science Spectrum
ISSN 2454-2806 · Society for Scientific Aptitude · India
Social Science Spectrum: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Social Science Spectrum is published by Society for Scientific Aptitude. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Maternal and Child Health, Reproductive Health and Contraception and Child Nutrition and Water Access, together about 27.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine12.9%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine7.5%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing7.1%
- Demographic Trends and Gender PreferencesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Social and Economic Development in IndiaSocial Sciences6.2%
- South Asian Studies and DiasporaArts and Humanities4.6%
- Public Health and Social InequalitiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Public Health and NutritionMedicine4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 179 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 47 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 35 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Society for Scientific Aptitude
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2454-2806
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Social Science Spectrum
How long does peer review take at Social Science Spectrum?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Social Science Spectrum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Social Science Spectrum is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Social Science Spectrum open access, and what is the APC?
Social Science Spectrum is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .